A Tale Joseph Conrad - Author Allan H. Simmons - Editor Allan H. Simmons - Introduction by J. H. Stape - Editor J. H. Stape - Notes by J. H. Stape - Glossary
Penguin inaugurates a series of revised editions of Conrad’s finest works, with new introductions
Conrad’s great novel of guilt and redemption follows the first mate on board the Patna, a raw youth with dreams of heroism who, in an act of cowardice, abandons his ship. His unbearable guilt and its consequences are shaped by Conrad into a narrative of immeasurable richness.